The author has a good style in the way he explains the key concepts. Like mahjong, backgammon is played in social groups in coffee houses and bars. The general rule is the bigger the board the better if you dont need to travel with it. Browse and shop the largest collection of the best selling chess b gaming books. If a page of the book isnt showing here, please add text bookcat to the end of the page concerned. Today, bill robertie still writes extensively on backgammon and poker. He was the former editor and copublisher of inside backgammon, the games foremost backgammon magazine. Robertie also won the proam in the bahamas in the year 1993 and the istanbul world cup in 1994. John ohagan had the better pr by a bit, but won handily because he also had the luck going for him, with a luck factor of.
Robertie is a twotime world champion in backgammon and author of numerous books on the game. Backgammon for winners ebook written by bill robertie. A number of readers have asked to see an excerpt from how to play the opening in backgammon, part 1. Ive picked the first section of chapter 3, which discusses. Bill robertie, the worlds best backgammon player, challenges you with 501 essential problems to transform you into a thinking, aggressive, prolevel player. Learn how to play from experts with great beginner, training, and puzzle chess books only at. My only complaint is the author assumes the reader already has significant backgammon knowledge and knows the slang. Voice of backgammon serving the backgammon community. This category contains pages that are part of the backgammon book. Backgammon is a computer version of the classic board game of the same name. He is one of four backgammon players to have won the world backgammon championship twice in 1983 and in 1987. Twotime world backgammon champion bill robertie posts regularly about backgammon strategies, backgammon tips, backgammon tournaments and much more.
The book would benefit from a glossary of backgammon terms. Individual backgammon coaching and lessons might be the answer. Trny calendar leaderboard find player register new gg acct natl ratings support online circuit leaderboard order by current ratingorder by 2020 online master pointsorder by 2019 online master pointsorder by 2018 online master pointsorder by 2017 online master pointsorder by 2016 online master pointsorder by alltime online master pointsorder by nameorder by nicknameorder by. Top 40 backgammon books the super best backgammon guide. As a contribution to this forum and to our magnificent obsession that we call backgammon, please enjoy a free backgammon book at this link. Bigger boards feel nicer to play on, they have more room for dice, etc.
You can view a list of all subpages under the book main page not including the book main page itself, regardless of whether theyre categorized, here. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This massive collection of problems shows what good. By seizing the initiative and attacking first, x greatly reduces os chances of hitting. Western caribbean cruise open 23 players generating112 entries. One of the oldest and most popular board games in the world. You can play matches anywhere with your friends and you dont have to carry heavy game board with you.
Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their pcs, most are running windows 7 sp1 and windows 10. Backgammon for winners bill robertie december 1, in backgammon problems. Simple single player backgammon game i made for a computer science class. Backgammon has become increasingly popular in the southwest, which boasts a number of expert players. Of course, it is possible to improve your backgammon by the study of these arcane brilliancies. Backgammon opening replies, compiled by nack ballard plays as of sep 2009 per sticks 1st roll 11 21 31 41 51 61 22 32 42 52 62 33 43 53 63 44 54 64 55. This version is based on neural networks algorithms and allows you to play against computer at different levels. Gnu backgammon gnubg plays and analyses both money game sessions and tournament matches. Robertie explains what the right play is and why its better than the play that was chosen. Bill robertie is a master in chess, backgammon and. Backgammon players have achieved better and better performance ratings prs of late. This book is aimed at the player who has already read a book on the level of magriels backgammon and who has some experience of the game. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read backgammon for winners.
This is a twoplayer backgammon game, that is, it has no humanagainstcomputer mode. Things have changed from when i learnt to play 20 years ago. Technical play paperback september 1, 1992 by bill robertie author. The book consists of common, everyday type positions where an intermediate player found the wrong play over the board. Bill robertie is a backgammon, chess, and poker player and author. The two players can be sharing one computers keyboard, mouse and monitor, or can be using two computers networked together over the internet or any network with. The setup package generally installs about 38 files. Best of the backgammon books part iii gammonvillage.
Modern backgammon bill robertie 2001 this highly regarded book is aimed at advanced players keen to improve their game. Backgammon opening replies, compiled by nack ballard. It can only be played against the ai and is completely controlled with the keyboard. By an indepth analysis of bot play robertie identifies four principles from which to build winning backgammon strategies in the modern game. A lightweight backgammon player for mobile platforms pdas running linux. The worlds best backgammon player and twotime world champion provides easytounderstand expert advice on the basics of playing and winning at. Bone club backgammon boards welcome to our range of uk competition luxury backgammon boards and bespoke luxury backgammon boards. Some misprints and some problems have incorrect solutions, but in general well worth reading. Read our biography of author bill robertie including a list of poker books published by two plus two. Windows 98, windows millennium, windows xp, windows2000. Backgammon for winners kindle edition by robertie, bill. Backgammon boot camp by the late, great, walter trice and the backgammon encyclopedia volume 1. Strategies and situations covering every aspect of the gamefrom playing positions to doubling maneuversare carefully explained so that you understand the winning concepts of play. Platform dos published by green valley publishing released 1986.
Bill robertie, author of seven backgammon books, is the worlds best backgammon player and the only twotime monte carlo world championship. The reason i loved this so much is it is still what i work so hard at to this very day. Backgammon requires you to move your checkers after a roll of two dice. There are many variations of the game of backgammon, backgammon deluxe is one variation.
For example, if you roll a five and a one, you must move a checker five points forward, and a second checker one point forward. Backgammon for winners, 3rd edition robertie, bill on. Backgammon free is the best free backgammon game on android. Bill robertie born in cambridge, massachusetts, united states on july 9, 1946 is a backgammon, chess, and poker player and author. Advanced backgammon bill robertie get fast, free bilk with amazon prime. We offer a range ready to play backgammon boards, and a range of custom backgammon boards, all made with the modern player in mind our ready to play backgammon boards come in a range of contemporary colours take a look at our range. An intermediate book should move into the realm of strategic and thematic play. The book consists of five annotated games by well known players. Author biography bill robertie bill robertie has spent his life playing and writing about chess, backgammon, and now poker. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading backgammon for winners.
A look at bill roberties new series on backgammon openings. Explains the new underlying theory of backgammon that was altered in the. Im getting into backgammon and its time to buy my own. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Everyday errors in checker play by baron gossett euler phd in studying backgammon over the years, many of my greatest pleasures have come from problem books where the correct play is surprising, counterintuitive, and just plain dazzling. Backgammon is one of the funniest and oldest games in a convenient format. Advanced backgammon, also authored by robertie, is also very good. But its hard to imagine players doing as well as these two did in this match. Bill robertie is the author of several outstanding books and also writes a monthly column for gammonvillage which can be found in the feature columnist section.
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